scholarly journals Compliance in corporate culture: codes of ethics and conduct of consultants

E-Management ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
V. I. Aleshnikova ◽  
A. N. Mishchenko
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Management Consulting ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Consulting Firms ◽  
Consulting Companies

For a long time, the point of view on compliance as a set of initiatives aimed at preventing illegal actions dominated. Currently, an extended interpretation of compliance is becoming widespread, which should also cover the ethical aspects of doing business.During the analysis, it was found that ethical standards in consulting were formed simultaneously with the formation of the consultant profession. This allows us to draw a conclusion about the successful century-old practice of implementing ethical codes into the corporate culture of consulting firms. This article is a continuation of the authors’ research in the field of management consulting.The purpose of the study is to analyse the Russian and foreign experience of implementing ethical standards and compliance control in the field of management consulting. The methodological basis of the research is the methods of logical, comparative, expert analysis, marketing research. The informational basis of the research is regulatory legal acts, official websites and documents of consulting companies and professional associations of consultants, expert assessments and ratings of consulting firms.The article reveals an interconnected three-level system of international, national and intra-company standards of business ethics and professional practice; gives examples of reputational risks of well-known international consulting companies; justifies the role of consulting firms in the formation of the ethical structure of business. The practical significance of the study is to focus the attention of client companies on the need to familiarize themselves with the standards of ethics and business practices before concluding a contract with a consulting firm.

Physician moral injury in the context of moral, ethical and legal codes

2021 ◽  
pp. medethics-2021-107225
Author(s):  
Philip Day ◽  
Jennifer Lawson ◽  
Sneha Mantri ◽  
Abhi Jain ◽  
David Rabago ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Practice ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Moral Injury ◽  
Systematic Change ◽  
Ethical Codes ◽  
Validity Tests

After 40 years of attributing high rates of physician career dissatisfaction, attrition, alcoholism, divorce and suicide to ‘burnout’, there is growing recognition that these outcomes may instead be caused by moral injury. This has led to a debate about the relative diagnostic merits of these two terms, a recognition that interventions designed to treat burnout may be ineffective, and much perplexity about how—if at all—this changes anything.The current research seeks to develop the construct of moral injury outside military contexts, generate more robust validity tests and more fully describe and measure the experiences of persons exposed to moral harms. Absent from the literature is a mechanism through which to move from the collective moral injury experience of physicians to a systematic change in the structure of medical practice. To address this, after providing a brief history, definitions and contrasts between burnout, moral distress and moral injury, we review the interplay of moral and ethical codes in the context of moral injury. We conclude by suggesting that professional associations can potentially prevent moral injury by providing protections for physicians within their codes of ethics.

scholarly journals CORPORATE CULTURE OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Red’ko
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Integral Characteristic ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
The Public ◽  
Head Of School ◽  
Education And Development

The article is devoted to the corporate culture of an educational institution as a factor in the success of its operations. The quality of educational services, relationships in the teaching staff, the atmosphere of schools that meet the requirements of our time, the demands of the public, have a high reputation and are competitive in the educational market depends on the level of formation of corporate culture. However, the problem of the formation and development of corporate culture schools for a long time remained unnoticed today still at the periphery of research practices. Today in Ukraine corporate culture has not been reflected in the regulatory legislation and education based on the general cultural level of society, morality, business practices, etc., whose condition is caused by the level of economic development. The management of corporate culture is open and clear enough for most school leaders, and therefore there is a need to disseminate information on the role of corporate culture, mechanisms of implementation and management of its formation. The main structural elements of organizational culture seen in the mission, values, standards system to ensure the process of training, education and development of children; the attitude of teachers to the goals, objectives, results of work of educational organizations; communication and informal rules of behavior, choice of appropriate leadership styles, conditions for creativity teachers, traditions, rituals and ceremonies that are accepted in school; staff attitude to themselves as members of the teaching kolekyvu, opportunities for their personal development. We believe that the culture of an educational institution should be considered first, as a system of collective values, norms and traditions of life common students and teaching staff, and secondly, as an integral characteristic of individual school community; Thirdly, as the most important factor of socialization of students. A key step in the formation of corporate culture is to define the mission and vision of the educational institution. In the mission and goals of the institution should have reflected the basic values that are specified in the concept of school. An important role in the corporate culture of an educational institution plays a presence bright, charismatic personality of the head of school. The researchers emphasize that the most successful developing corporate culture in educational institutions, led by creative director are ready to innovate, informally linked to a function that can create a team which interact on an equal footing teachers, students their parents and the public.

Event Management in Tourism Industry

2021 ◽  
pp. 220-230
Author(s):  
Liudmyla Maliuta ◽  
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Roman Sherstiuk ◽  
Halyna Ostrovska ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Event Management ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Management Concept ◽  
Event Tourism ◽  
Innovative Tool ◽  
Definition Of

In a knowledge-based economy, the most important issues of modernity areas development – event management become especially relevant. Current trends in the development of such socio-economic activity areas as event management is directly represented in the practice of event tourism, within which the creation, planning, conduction and event management. In order to manage a modern system of event tourism, event management is called to summarize the existing experience, give practical recommendations taking into account the specifics of various events, as well as improving this system of relations. Event management becomes an innovative tool for achieving the goals of the organization at its all operation stages. It is also worthily to note the importance of using event management technologies in the formation of a positive organization image, corporate culture and increase its competitiveness in the market. The article highlights the scientific approaches to the interpretation of the category "event management" according to certain criteria and characteristics. The author's definition of the categories essences "tourism industry" and "event management" is given. It is proved that event tourism is a fast-growing industry, which in recent years occupies a dominant position in the general classification of tourism. The potential of event management in the tourism industry is revealed. The system of organization and event-management carrying out in the world practice is investigated and recommendations concerning its application in Ukrainian realities are substantiated. The state of event management in Ukraine is analyzed and perspective directions of its development within the tourist business are outlined. The practical significance of the obtained results is manifested in their usefulness for optimizing the event managers’ work in the process of creating, planning, organizing and conducting events, as well as for improving and increasing the efficiency of existing technologies in the event organization field. In addition, they contribute to the clarification of "event management" concept in Ukrainian scientific community. Prospects for further research are to develop the basic processes of event management, which form its essence.

Interface between context and theory: the application and development of Agency Theory in the Chinese context

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong Chen ◽  
Daojuan Wang ◽  
Beibei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Agency Theory ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Chinese Market ◽  
Chinese Firms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Context

PurposeThis paper explores the contextual factors involved in the development and application of paradigmatic theories in general, and the application and development of Agency Theory in the Chinese context in particular.Design/methodology/approachReferring to four templates for the design of conceptual papers as outlined by Jaakkola (2020), i.e. theory synthesis, theory adaptation, typology and model – we adopt an approach combining theory/literature synthesis and model establishment. Based on a thorough analysis and discussion of the literature on the topics of “context effect “, “interface between theory and context”, “special characteristics of Chinese context” and “invalid application of Agency Theory in a Chinese context”, we use Agency Theory as the lens to discuss the importance of context in applying and developing paradigmatic theory specifically. We start from the contextualization of Agency Theory and then explore approaches to theorizing the Chinese context by developing a conflict coefficient model.FindingsFirst, the application validity of paradigmatic theories is not sustainable; contextual factors are critical in applying and developing not only propositional but also paradigmatic theories, such as Agency Theory. Second, the Chinese context requires special attention when applying paradigmatic theories originating from Western countries. Third, the traditional application logic of Agency Theory is invalid in the Chinese context due to the coexistence of principal-agent conflicts (PAC) and principal–principal conflicts (PPC), and changeable dominance status of two conflicts according to the contexts. Based on these observations, a model of contextualization theory of PAC and PPC (i.e. conflict coefficient model) is developed from a dynamic perspective, which connects the separated situation states and allows the identification and measurement of the relative severity of the two types of agency conflicts.Practical implicationsPractitioners can also use this model to identify and measure the relative strength of the two conflicts and determine the direction of control and improvement. Moreover, analysis of Chinese context and agency problems of Chinese firms also has great practical significance considering the increased importance of the Chinese market and the increasingly important role played by Chinese firms in the international economy in general, and in specific host countries in particular.Originality/valueFirst, in general, this study expands Whetten's (2009) study of the interface between theory and context. It specifically discusses approaches to considering contextual factors in the development and application of the relatively overlooked paradigmatic theories, using traditional and widely used Agency Theory as a lens. Our study suggests that typical Agency Theory, developed based on Western-centric assumptions, does not completely hold in the context of Chinese business practices because of different cultural, legal and governance realities. Second, it improves and extends the application of Agency Theory by proposing the new perspective that PAC and PPC coexist in specific contexts and positing that the relative severity of two types of agency conflicts depends on the context variables. Third, it puts forward a conflict coefficient model offering a more comprehensive, intuitive and quantifiable method for comparing the extent of the two conflicts in different scenarios, providing a reference for empirical studies of corporate governance.

Strategic and Ethical Issues in Outsourcing Information Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 232-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall C. Reid ◽  
Mario Pascalev
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
External Vendors ◽  
Outsourcing Contracts

Outsourcing of information technology (IT) is the transfer of a company’s information technology functions to external vendors. Ordinarily, such transfer is considered only with regard to its strategic and economic impact on the organization. However, as the recent practice demonstrated, cost-benefit considerations and other strategic considerations are not sufficient to analyze an outsourcing case. Important ethical concerns relating to fiduciary responsibilities, insiders’ bidding for outsourcing contracts, and the like, are also pertinent to the analysis of outsourcing. This chapter will identify major ethical problems and will propose guidelines for ethical conduct in the process of outsourcing IT. Such guidelines could have broad practical implications for the practice of outsourcing. The chapter will analyze literature on outsourcing models and professional ethical standards. It will have the following structure. First, the benefits and models of outsourcing information technology will be discussed. Second, ethical literature in general and professional organizations’ codes of ethics in particular will be considered. Third, a recent case of IT outsourcing will be presented and analyzed. The ethical standards established in the thesis will be applied to the case. Finally, generalized ethical guidelines will be suggested for outsourcing models.

The NASW Code of Ethics

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic G. Reamer
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Historical Trends ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics

Ethical standards in social work have matured significantly since the profession’s formal inauguration in the late 19th century. As in most professions, social work’s principal code of ethics has evolved from a brief, broadly worded document to a detailed, comprehensive guide to ethical practice. This article summarizes the diverse purposes and functions of professional codes of ethics and the historical trends and changes in social work’s codes of ethics. The key components of the NASW Code of Ethics—the code’s preamble, broad ethical principles, and more specific ethical standards—are described.

scholarly journals The Ethical Consumer and Codes of Ethics in the Fashion Industry

Laws ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossella Esther Cerchia ◽  
Katherine Piccolo
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Fashion Industry ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Hard Time ◽  
Ethical Consumer ◽  
Labor Safety ◽  
Corporate Social

Sustainability is a central challenge of the fashion industry. In an era where Internet and social networks allow information to spread quickly, more consumers are familiar with the call for “ethical fashion” as disasters such as Rana Plaza resound worldwide. However, consumers interested in buying “ethical” clothing could have a hard time orienting themselves amongst the abundance of brands claiming to be ethical on the market. Consumers might make purchasing decisions based on their knowledge of a brand. In this context, it is imaginable that corporate social responsibility (CSR) communications, including codes of ethics, could constitute one way a consumer can learn more about a company’s values. These codes may serve a variety of purposes—they are undoubtedly one of the ways a brand communicates its commitment to ethical principles. Indeed, by analyzing the codes of ethics of some of the industry’s well-known brands, it is evident that they primarily focus on employment and workers’ rights (including equality and discrimination issues), labor safety standards, bribery and anti-corruption, counterfeiting and unfair business practices, as well as respect for (and sometimes improvement of) the environment. A company’s code of ethics is also a powerful tool for improving brand image by adopting a code that responds to the issues that consumers care about. It is therefore necessary to distinguish between companies that are truly ethical and those that merely appear so. In order to protect consumer confidence in such documents, a fil rouge across legal systems may be found (although the specific characteristics may vary greatly) in the laws that protect consumers from misleading advertising.

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